1939 Utah State

3–⁠4–⁠1 (2–⁠3–⁠1 Skyline Conference), coached by E. Lowell Romney.

Schedule and results

Utah State in 1939, game by game: won vs. Albertson 33–0; won at Colorado 16–6; lost vs. Denver 0–7; lost vs. Colorado State 0–9; lost at Idaho 7–19; tied vs. BYU 0–0; won at Wyoming 20–13; lost at Utah 0–27+33−27Won 33–0 vs. Albertson+33AlbertsonWon 16–6 at Colorado+10ColoradoLost 0–7 vs. Denver-7DenverLost 0–9 vs. Colorado State-9Colorado StateLost 7–19 at Idaho-12IdahoTied 0–0 vs. BYU0BYUWon 20–13 at Wyoming+7WyomingLost 0–27 at Utah-27Utah
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 30vsAlbertsonW 33–⁠087%
Oct 7atColoradoW 16–⁠637%
Oct 21vsDenverL 0–⁠752%
Oct 28vsColorado StateL 0–⁠975%
Nov 4atIdahoL 7–⁠1951%
Nov 11vsBYUT 0–⁠039%
Nov 18atWyomingW 20–⁠1357%
Nov 23atUtahL 0–⁠2719%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Utah 27–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; 5th in the Skyline Conference.

In program history: The 75th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 120 on file).

Record
3–⁠4–⁠1
Conference
2–⁠3–⁠1 5th in Skyline Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
76–⁠81
Coach
E. Lowell Romney
Elo
1418 −37 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−17.6 No. 118 of 124 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1939 Skyline Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Colorado5–⁠15–⁠3
Utah4–⁠1–⁠16–⁠1–⁠2
Denver3–⁠2–⁠15–⁠3–⁠1
BYU2–⁠2–⁠25–⁠2–⁠2
Utah State2–⁠3–⁠13–⁠4–⁠1
Colorado State2–⁠42–⁠7
Wyoming0–⁠5–⁠10–⁠7–⁠1

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.